Patriotic Alliance (PA) party deputy president Kenny Kunene has drawn widespread criticism for his remarks about undocumented foreign nationals who died while engaging in illegal mining in Stilfontein, North West. Kunene stated his party has no sympathy for those involved, describing their actions as a theft of South Africa’s mineral wealth.

“I have no sympathy for those who have died stealing the wealth of our country. They have committed a crime by entering this country illegally,” Kunene said during a panel discussion on Newzroom Afrika on Thursday night.

Kunene linked illegal mining to broader criminal behaviour, including incidents of gender-based violence. “You saw in the West Rand, Gauteng, where they raped young women who were trying to make money with what God has given them as talent. They are raping in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and the Free State. These are criminals,” he said.

He added: “I have absolutely no sympathy. They must die like rats underground there, all of them. They must burn in hell.”

Kunene, who also serves as the City of Johannesburg’s member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for transport, argued that both illegal miners and those purchasing illicitly mined gold are committing treason, endangering South Africa’s economy.

“A sober country, with a sober leadership, would treat this matter as treason. Yet here, we are being told to sympathise with criminals collapsing our economy. As the Patriotic Alliance, our stance is clear: these illegal foreigners must be deported. But those arrested at Stilfontein must be charged with treason for stealing our country’s wealth.

“After serving 40 or 50 years in prison, they must then be deported. Serious countries do not treat this matter as lightly as our government. These are serious criminals. I will not sympathise with them. In fact, I am hoping God kills all of them; they must burn underground and in hell.”

Kunene claimed the stolen resources could have been used to fund social services, including free education.

“Our pensioners are being paid peanuts, yet criminals are stealing the wealth of our country that could finance living pensions. I am not going to sympathise with these people.”

However, his remarks sparked backlash during the panel discussion. Fanon Moema, spokesperson for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in North West, condemned Kunene’s comments as “irresponsible and careless.”

Criminal activities are criminal activities irrespective of who is committing those criminal activities. Even if it is established that over 90 percent of foreign nationals who are involved in this illicit mining, you do have South Africans who are involved in illicit mining, both underground and on the surface. Let me tell you how, through a programme of search and seizure by South African Police Service, they discovered that there are goods that are being provided to those illicit miners underground by South African citizens," said Moema.

“Crime has no nationality, crime is crime. Those who are involved in these criminal activities must not enjoy any immunity. They must face prosecution. To limit that and say they are foreign nationals found there and so forth is quite careless. You do have our people from South Africa who are involved in illicit economy, selling goods that those who are doing business buy the stock and go underground. Once the stock is depleted, they go out and get more stock."

He said the illicit mining is the work of organised syndicates involving people of different nationalities.

“You cannot just limit this to nationality or citizenship. We must deal with this matter as an issue of syndicates,” said Moema.

He said some of the people involved in the illegal mining as young children in their teenage years. The miners, according to Moema, were trafficked into South Africa.

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yeah....blacks like riskin their lifes soo much for money....
they should feel the consequencies....especialy nigerians....

These people and hatred.....

If other African countries would stay away from them.... They will likely start killing each other.

Illegal miners are human..... Arrest them and let them face the laws of your country .... These hate speech is devilish and childish.

South Africans are definitely the worst set of blacks God ever created

Sonnobax15:

South Africans are definitely the worst set of blacks God ever created

I applaud the Honourable Kenny Kunene for defending the integrity of the State, its borders and mineral wealth against terrosists✊🏽Amandla!

But this is an abandoned mine site

Where is Julius Malema in all this?

Blacks Sha

JASONjnr:
These people and hatred.....

If other African countries would stay away from them.... They will likely start killing each other.

Illegal miners are human..... Arrest them and let them face the laws of your country .... These hate speech is devilish and childish.

We have been living together side by side for centuries as black South Africans without killing each other,even married and crossbred across tribes.Just because we have a disdain for foreign scums don't mean we hate ourselves.

We are just not compatible with ya'll.Too culturally different.

Sonnobax15:

South Africans are definitely the worst set of blacks God ever created

You can now see how foolish south Africa is.

They are against Israel defending himself from terrorists and murderers, but the want to see to it that illegal miners die miserably.

RandDigital:
Patriotic Alliance (PA) party deputy president Kenny Kunene has drawn widespread criticism for his remarks about undocumented foreign nationals who died while engaging in illegal mining in Stilfontein, North West. Kunene stated his party has no sympathy for those involved, describing their actions as a theft of South Africa’s mineral wealth.

“I have no sympathy for those who have died stealing the wealth of our country. They have committed a crime by entering this country illegally,” Kunene said during a panel discussion on Newzroom Afrika on Thursday night.

Kunene linked illegal mining to broader criminal behaviour, including incidents of gender-based violence. “You saw in the West Rand, Gauteng, where they raped young women who were trying to make money with what God has given them as talent. They are raping in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and the Free State. These are criminals,” he said.

He added: “I have absolutely no sympathy. They must die like rats underground there, all of them. They must burn in hell.”

Kunene, who also serves as the City of Johannesburg’s member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for transport, argued that both illegal miners and those purchasing illicitly mined gold are committing treason, endangering South Africa’s economy.

“A sober country, with a sober leadership, would treat this matter as treason. Yet here, we are being told to sympathise with criminals collapsing our economy. As the Patriotic Alliance, our stance is clear: these illegal foreigners must be deported. But those arrested at Stilfontein must be charged with treason for stealing our country’s wealth.

“After serving 40 or 50 years in prison, they must then be deported. Serious countries do not treat this matter as lightly as our government. These are serious criminals. I will not sympathise with them. In fact, I am hoping God kills all of them; they must burn underground and in hell.”

Kunene claimed the stolen resources could have been used to fund social services, including free education.

“Our pensioners are being paid peanuts, yet criminals are stealing the wealth of our country that could finance living pensions. I am not going to sympathise with these people.”

However, his remarks sparked backlash during the panel discussion. Fanon Moema, spokesperson for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in North West, condemned Kunene’s comments as “irresponsible and careless.”

Criminal activities are criminal activities irrespective of who is committing those criminal activities. Even if it is established that over 90 percent of foreign nationals who are involved in this illicit mining, you do have South Africans who are involved in illicit mining, both underground and on the surface. Let me tell you how, through a programme of search and seizure by South African Police Service, they discovered that there are goods that are being provided to those illicit miners underground by South African citizens," said Moema.

“Crime has no nationality, crime is crime. Those who are involved in these criminal activities must not enjoy any immunity. They must face prosecution. To limit that and say they are foreign nationals found there and so forth is quite careless. You do have our people from South Africa who are involved in illicit economy, selling goods that those who are doing business buy the stock and go underground. Once the stock is depleted, they go out and get more stock."

He said the illicit mining is the work of organised syndicates involving people of different nationalities.

“You cannot just limit this to nationality or citizenship. We must deal with this matter as an issue of syndicates,” said Moema.

He said some of the people involved in the illegal mining as young children in their teenage years. The miners, according to Moema, were trafficked into South Africa.

This the same people that took Israel to ICC for keeping his people safe and fighting to get back his people held hostage.

They cannot tolerate ordinary miners ooooo, yet they Israel to tolerate murderous terrorists.

Hypocrisy at its best.

helinues:
Where is Julius Malema in all this?

He's grappling and trying to come to terms with the 9% his irrelevant party got from last year's national elections.

He is also dealing with trauma of Ndlozi and Floyd leaving his party

The poor guy is dealing with a lot so let's not keep pressing the already troubled soul.

Trbalist and racist comment cost unnecessary loss of life.

Today is the Mozambique, Zimbabwe Nigerians.

Tomorrow it is the Whites and after that it is the Zulu, Xhosa Pedi etc.

It is the responsibility of all well meaning people to condemn bigots and expel them for a greater peace and betterment of humanity.

JaceBlaze:


We have been living together side by side for centuries as black South Africans without killing each other,even married and crossbred across tribes.Just because we have a disdain for foreign scums don't mean we hate ourselves.

We are just not compatible with ya'll.Too culturally different.

Same white SA who killed your fellow black SAs and fed them their white pigs and you literally said nothing about it.....

You're a scummy fool.... All you blacks SA who's mother are doing house helps and eating scums from the white man's house and to get money to feed your black asses should never raise your voices when a Nigerian hustle and raise money to travel and do businesses in your country.

In your country, I visited Orania and my lecturer was from there and he respected me and told me how he respect Nigerians and in his house, a black SA mother is a chef taking care of his family and begging the man for aids.

JASONjnr:


Same white SA who killed your fellow black SAs and fed them their white pigs and you literally said nothing about it.....

You're a scummy fool.... All you blacks SA who's mother are doing house helps and eating scums from the white man's house and to get money to feed your black asses should never raise your voices when a Nigerian hustle and raise money to travel and do businesses in your country.

In your country, I visited Orania and my lecturer was from there and he respected me and told me how he respect Nigerians and in his house, a black SA mother is a chef taking care of his family and begging the man for aids.

Stop lying, nobody respects Nigerians anywhere..you lots are like a cancer

KingCold:
Stop lying, nobody respects Nigerians anywhere..you lots are like a cancer

Dude, because you're a slave you assume everyone worship your white gods the way you do.

I had an Oranian currency and even used it to buy goods. Also it was during my period in your country I discovered that there are schools only white kids goto while no black kids can ever smell the school.

But like a slave that you are, you will deny this and claim you attended a mixed school.

A white man was my lecturer and he drove me to his house at Orania and whether you like it or not he respected me. There in his house, your fellow elder black SA was there cooking and cleaning his house. The white guy was young and married a young girl and she's a lawyer.

JASONjnr:


Dude, because you're a slave you assume everyone worship your white gods the way you do.

I had an Oranian currency and even used it to buy goods. Also it was during my period in your country I discovered that there are schools only white kids goto while no black kids can ever smell the school.

But like a slave that you are, you will deny this and claim you attended a mixed school.

A white man was my lecturer and he drove me to his house at Orania and whether you like it or not he respected me. There in his house, your fellow elder black SA was there cooking and cleaning his house. The white guy was young and married a young girl and she's a lawyer.

LOL.. I love how you idiots abuse the word "slave" , it's funny because it applies to you!!!! here are actual slaves... escaping the actual bondage and slavery that is Nigeria, where absolutely nothing works!!!!... You are slaves of your ruling elite.....

a black South African would never be caught dead capsizing in some ocean.. You lots are desperate, and that what slavery does Look at how you're pillaging each other with machetes for rituals, so you can eat!!

As for white worship, nobody worships white people more than you coons... we co-exist with them, and you worship them, hence they never leave your mouths... No wonder the only nation I hear yearning for a re-colonization are Nigerians.. white obsession is embedded in your DNA

And yeah, I did attend a mixed school. your point?

KingCold:
LOL.. here are actual slaves... fleeing actual bondage that is Nigeria, where nothing works...a black south African would never

As for white worship, nobody worships white people more than you coons...

And yeah, I did attend a mixed school. your point?

Nigerians fleeing the country often becomes great in a foreign country. We travel and we excel unlike you dunce who live in your Zulu zoos and worship your white gods....

When I visited your country, I did my master's program and left and my supervisor begged me to further my doctorate. The only black SA friend I had is gay. And he's been foolish enough to think that I want to smash his ass..... Which is what you guys are good for.

If you want pictorial evidence I will show you.

JASONjnr:


Nigerians fleeing the country often becomes great in a foreign country. We travel and we excel unlike you dunce who live in your Zulu zoos and worship your white gods....

When I visited your country, I did my master's program and left and my supervisor begged me to further my doctorate. The only black SA friend I had is gay. And he's been foolish enough to think that I want to smash his ass..... Which is what you guys are good for.

If you want pictorial evidence I will show you.

hahahaha. nice try Igwe. traveling and fleeing aren't the same thing stupid.. a traveler goes abroad for vacation for sightseeing and comes back home..you roaches flee to better countries like South Africa because life in Nigeria is hellish.. yours is essentially a failed state

You go to those countries and become criminals and prostitutes.. hence your passport is one of Africa's worst don't tell me about a few plumbers in the US ...Nigerians in many countries are nuisances because you lots can't behave in saner climes.. in Thailand, they are complaining, same in India, same in Kenya, Italy, Philippines, and Malaysia etc.. Just look at Nigerian guy that got arrested in the UK for attempting to rape an English woman last week . crime and chaos is all you know

You need to go abroad before you can brag that you "excel", what's stopping you from excelling in your own country? That's because you always need to leech of other people's resources


LOL.. you've never set foot in South Africa ..that much is obvious...


We stay in our country, granted, we go to our own universities, get educated there, and improve our country.. and what do you do? Japa is all you know, cramping people in their countries is all you know..

KingCold:
hahahaha. nice try Igwe. traveling and fleeing aren't the same thing stupid.. a traveler goes abroad for vacation for sightseeing and comes back home..you roaches flee to better countries like South Africa because life in Nigeria is hellish.. yours is essentially a failed state

You go to those countries and become criminals and prostitutes.. hence your passport is one of Africa's worst don't tell me about a few plumbers in the US ...Nigerians in many countries are nuisances because you lots can't behave in saner climes.. in Thailand, they are complaining, same in India, same in Kenya, Italy, Philippines, and Malaysia etc.. Just look at Nigerian guy that got arrested in the UK for attempting to rape an English woman last week . crime and chaos is all you know

You need to go abroad before you can brag that you "excel", what's stopping you from excelling in your own country?


LOL.. you've never set foot in South Africa ..that much is obvious


We stay in our country, granted, we go to our own universities, get educated there, and improve our country.. and what do you do? Japa is all you know, cramping people in their countries is all you know..

This is why you folks are always stupid and act like zombies...

Go back and read my line..... I said Nigerians fleeing the country go out there to become great people compared to Zulu white worshippers like you....

If truly you attended a mix race school, you'd be more intelligent than this. You sound dumb and stupid.....

I shouldn't be engaging retards like you.

You mentioned countries complaining about Nigerians.... But you complain about everyone except the white folks you worship.

Nigerians are whatever you hate them for but we are greateer than you and greater than all you little 60million zombies.

Your men are lazy and your women are prostitutes. You rape and sleep with underage kids and you guys are sick in the head.

JASONjnr:


This is why you folks are always stupid and act like zombies...

Go back and read my line..... I said Nigerians fleeing the country go out there to become great people compared to Zulu white worshippers like you....

If truly you attended a mix race school, you'd be more intelligent than this. You sound dumb and stupid.....

I shouldn't be engaging retards like you.

And I'm telling you the bolded is hogwash, you go to people's countries and immediately cause chaos, Nigerians are predisposed to crime, you and I know this.. where do you think your appalling comes from? thin air?

You say I'm "dumb" but then proceed to make an even dumber comment.. that going to a mixed school somehow makes one "intelligent" LOL.. hence I call you coons

You Know what? The same Zulus preside over the most powerful nation in Africa and can host a World Cup tomorrow, something you simpletons are light years from achieving..stick to your backward barbaric ritual killings, seems it's what you do best

KingCold:
hahahaha. nice try Igwe. traveling and fleeing aren't the same thing stupid.. a traveler goes abroad for vacation for sightseeing and comes back home..you roaches flee to better countries like South Africa because life in Nigeria is hellish.. yours is essentially a failed state

You go to those countries and become criminals and prostitutes.. hence your passport is one of Africa's worst don't tell me about a few plumbers in the US ...Nigerians in many countries are nuisances because you lots can't behave in saner climes.. in Thailand, they are complaining, same in India, same in Kenya, Italy, Philippines, and Malaysia etc.. Just look at Nigerian guy that got arrested in the UK for attempting to rape an English woman last week . crime and chaos is all you know

You need to go abroad before you can brag that you "excel", what's stopping you from excelling in your own country? That's because you always need to leech of other people's resources


LOL.. you've never set foot in South Africa ..that much is obvious...


We stay in our country, granted, we go to our own universities, get educated there, and improve our country.. and what do you do? Japa is all you know, cramping people in their countries is all you know..

I did not only visit your country, I studied there for 2yrs. Because you don't travel doesn't mean other people don't travel and experience life.

Check the screenshot and the contact number and you'll know it's your country's number.

I don't want to unveil my face I'd shown you my journey to Orania and my supervisor and his family. And we chat on messenger till date.

JASONjnr:


This is why you folks are always stupid and act like zombies...

Go back and read my line..... I said Nigerians fleeing the country go out there to become great people compared to Zulu white worshippers like you....

If truly you attended a mix race school, you'd be more intelligent than this. You sound dumb and stupid.....

I shouldn't be engaging retards like you.

You mentioned countries complaining about Nigerians.... But you complain about everyone except the white folks you worship.

Nigerians are whatever you hate them for but we are greateer than you and greater than all you little 60million zombies.

Your men are lazy and your women are prostitutes. You rape and sleep with underage kids and you guys are sick in the head.

Yup, the tired jab...The men Are supposedly lazy but then who builds the infrastructure absent in your slumville? Aliens.. South Africa has the highest GDP (goods and services) in Africa , how do "lazy" achieve that?

KingCold:
Yup, the tired jab...The men Are supposedly lazy but then who builds the infrastructure absent in your slumville? Aliens.. South Africa has the highest GDP (goods and services) in Africa , how do "lazy" achieve that?

You know that the white people lead your infrastructural system and everything about your GDP is made possible by the whites.

Dude, you blacks are slave and lazy and worship the whites who design your country for you and push you blacks to a certain region to habitate.

JASONjnr:


I did not only visit your country, I studied there for 2yrs. Because you don't travel doesn't mean other people don't travel and experience life.

Check the screenshot and the contact number and you'll know it's your country's number.

I don't want to unveil my face I'd shown you my journey to Orania and my supervisor and his family. And we chat on messenger till date.

LOL.. Again bragging of "travelling". . you came and studied in SA (which is lie) because SA offered better varsities... there are many SOuth Africans studying abroad too, many nurses in the UK.. being abroad is not the flex you think it is.. it might be like that over there because you lots are backward, but bragging of Europe to a South African is a waste of time

KingCold:
And I'm telling you the bolded is hogwash, you go to people's countries and immediately cause chaos, Nigerians are predisposed to crime, you and I know this.. where do you think your appalling comes from? thin air?

You say I'm "dumb" but then proceed to make an even dumber comment.. that going to a mixed school somehow makes one "intelligent" LOL.. hence I call you coons

You Know what? The same Zulus preside over the most powerful nation in Africa and can host a World Cup tomorrow, something you simpletons are light years from achieving..stick to your backward barbaric ritual killings, seems it's what you do best

There are Chinese in your country causing trouble and same with Indians.

But you decide to blindfold your eyes because you assume they're better people than you and you hate people from Africa with dark skin.

You're a fool.....

In Nigeria here, we have Ghanaians and even Chinese doing crazy things but we only allow the law to fix things and we don't go all out hating on people. And we don't worship whites...

Ask your silly self, what your country would've been if whites never settled in your region?

JASONjnr:


You know that the white people lead your infrastructural system and everything about your GDP is made possible by the whites.

Dude, you blacks are slave and lazy and worship the whites who design your country for you and push you blacks to a certain region to habitate.

And what does the government do then? who builds roads, hospitals, airports, high-speed trains, schools, etc ? white people or the government?

it's a typical Nigerian knee-jerk reaction, attribute everything to white people when SA leaves you in the dust...it won;t work with me


South Africa is 80% black, the country wouldn't be what it is with a majority "lazy" populous, it's impossible!... yousimply tell yourselves these narratives to feel better about your lack of progress as a nation

JASONjnr:


There are Chinese in your country causing trouble and same with Indians.

But you decide to blindfold your eyes because you assume they're better people than you and you hate people from Africa with dark skin.

You're a fool.....

In Nigeria here, we have Ghanaians and even Chinese doing crazy things but we only allow the law to fix things and we don't go all out hating on people. And we don't worship whites...

Ask your silly self, what your country would've been if whites never settled in your region?

Chinese and Nigerians have never been a problem is South Africa.. PAkistani immigrants are the opposite

I hate people with dark skin? hahahaha.. quit the fake pan- Africanism, it doesn't suit a Nigerian, specially when you still despise each other over there tribally